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'''Bhavai''' is a genre of [[folk dance]] popular in Gujarat state in western [[India]]. The male or female performers balance a number of earthen pots or brass/metal pitchers as they dance nimbly, pirouetting and then swaying with the soles of their feet perched on the top of a glass bottles, on the edge of the sword, on the rim of a brass/metal ''thali'' (plate) and on the broken glass during the performance.<br />
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The first Bhavai Dancer of India was Mrs. Krishna Vyas Chhangani, who born in Jodhpur (Rajasthan).<br />
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The Dance form consists of veiled women dancers balancing up to 22 brass/metal pitchers on their head with lit the fire up to 9 pitchers as they dance nimbly, pirouetting and then swaying with the soles of their feet perched on the top of a glass or on the edge of the sword.<ref>Sharma, K. C. (2015). Dance Drama and Music: A Trinity of Indian Culture and Literature. ''International Journal of Literary Studies'', ''5''(3), 127.</ref> There is a sense of cutting-edge suspense and nail-biting acts in the dance.<ref>Mehta, D. Cultural Consciousness: Elements of Gujarati Folk Forms in Dance Movement Psychotherapy.</ref><br />
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The accompaniment to the dance is provided by the male performers singing melodious songs and playing a number of musical instruments, which include ''pakhawaj'', ''[[dholak]]'', ''jhanjhar'', ''[[sarangi]]'', and [[Pump organ|harmonium]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Traditionally, this genre of dance was performed by the female performers belonging to the [[Jat]], [[Bhil]], [[Raigar]], [[Meenas|Meena]], [[Kumhar]], and [[Kalbelia]] communities of Rajasthan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Arora|first=Sakshi|date=2019-09-25|title=Bhavai Dance - History, Costume, Performance , Facts & Trivia|url=https://www.gujaratexpert.com/blog/bhavai-folk-dance/|access-date=2020-09-24|website=Gujarat Travel Blog|language=en-US}}</ref> It is assumed that this genre of dance was evolved from the exceptional balancing skills of the females of these communities developed to carry a number of pots of water on head over a long distance in the desert.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Dance in India]]<br />
* [[Ghoomar]]: Ghoomar is a traditional women's folk dance of Rajasthan, India<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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